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QMS 210 Test 2 Review Questions

The document contains a set of review questions for Test 2 of QMS 210, focusing on key statistical concepts such as the Central Limit Theorem, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and probability calculations. Each question presents multiple-choice answers related to statistical principles and calculations. The questions are designed to assess understanding of statistical methods and their applications.

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QMS 210 Test 2 Review Questions

The document contains a set of review questions for Test 2 of QMS 210, focusing on key statistical concepts such as the Central Limit Theorem, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and probability calculations. Each question presents multiple-choice answers related to statistical principles and calculations. The questions are designed to assess understanding of statistical methods and their applications.

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QMS 210 – Test 2 Review Questions

1. The Central Limit Theorem states that:

A. The mean of the sampling distribution is equal to the population mean.


B. The shape of the sampling distribution is always normally distributed.
C. The sampling distribution of the sample mean approaches normality as sample size
increases.
D. The standard deviation of the sampling distribution is always equal to the population
standard deviation.
E. None of the above.

2. If a normal distribution has a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10, what is the
probability that a randomly selected value from this distribution is greater than 70?

A. 0.0228
B. 0.1587
C. 0.8413
D. 0.9772
E. None of the above.

3. What is the z-score for a data value of 65, given a population mean of 50 and variance of
100?

A. 1.0
B. 1.5
C. 2.0
D. 2.5
E. None of the above.

4. The standard error of the mean is given by:

A. Population mean divided by the sample size.


B. Population standard deviation divided by the sample size.
C. Population standard deviation divided by the square root of the sample size.
D. Sample mean divided by the population mean.
E. None of the above.

5. Calculate the 95% confidence interval for a sample mean of 200, standard deviation of 50,
and sample size of 25.

A. (180.4, 219.6)
B. (190.0, 210.0)
C. (195.6, 204.4)
D. (185.0, 215.0)
E. None of the above.

6. A Type I error occurs when:

A. The test statistic is equal to the critical value.


B. The null hypothesis is not rejected when it is actually false.
C. The alternative hypothesis is accepted when it is actually false.
D. The null hypothesis is rejected when it is actually true.
E. None of the above.

7. Calculate the probability of getting a sample mean greater than 53, given a population mean
of 50, standard deviation of 8, and sample size of 16.

A. 0.0668
B. 0.5000
C. 0.9332
D. 0.0322
E. None of the above.

8. Which of the following statements about the standard normal distribution is true?

A. The mean is always equal to zero.


B. The standard deviation is always equal to one.
C. The area under the curve sums to one.
D. All of the above.
E. At least one of the statements is incorrect.

9. Calculate the critical t-value for a 99% confidence interval with 15 degrees of freedom.
A. 2.131
B. 2.602
C. 2.947
D. 3.733
E. None of the above.

10. A 90% confidence interval for a population mean implies:

A. The probability that the population mean is in this interval is 90%.


B. The population mean is exactly in the middle of this interval.
C. If repeated samples were taken, approximately 90% of the intervals would contain the
true mean.
D. The standard deviation of the population must be known.
E. None of the above.

11. Find the p-value for a two-tailed z-test with Z = -2.33.

A. 0.0198
B. 0.0254
C. 0.0496
D. 0.0783
E. None of the above.

12. Calculate the probability that a normally distributed random variable with mean 100 and
standard deviation 15 falls between 85 and 115.

A. 0.6826
B. 0.7543
C. 0.8413
D. 0.9545
E. None of the above.

13. What is the test statistic for a hypothesis test where sample mean = 120, population mean
= 115, σ = 10, n = 25?

A. 1.00
B. 2.00
C. 2.50
D. 3.00
E. None of the above.

14. Calculate a one-sample t-test for mean = 50, sample mean = 53, s = 4, n = 10.

A. 1.89
B. 2.37
C. 3.21
D. 2.89
E. None of the above.

15. Find the F-statistic for variance1 = 16, variance2 = 25, n1 = 10, n2 = 12.

A. 1.56
B. 0.75
C. 0.64
D. 2.25
E. None of the above.

16. What is the probability of rejecting H0 when true, given α = 0.05 and sample size = 50?

A. 0.02
B. 0.05
C. 0.10
D. 0.20
E. None of the above.

17. Calculate the 95% prediction interval for a normal distribution with mean = 200, σ = 50,
n = 30.

A. (190, 210)
B. (180, 220)
C. (182, 217)
D. (160, 240)
E. None of the above.

18. Find the chi-square critical value for df = 10, α = 0.05.


A. 18.31
B. 19.68
C. 20.48
D. 21.15
E. None of the above.

19. Calculate the probability of a sample proportion P(X ≤ 22) using binomial approximation
where n = 50, p = 0.4.

A. 0.17
B. 0.25
C. 0.71
D. 0.84
E. None of the above.

20. In testing for differences between the means of two independent populations, what is the
null hypothesis?
A. H0: μ1 − μ2 < 2
B. H0: μ1 − μ2 = 2
C. H0: μ1 − μ2 > 0
D. H0: μ1 − μ2 = 0
E. None of the above.

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